Con Fuoco | Oscar Wong, piano
Welcome to Con Fuoco, CutCommon’s interview series with emerging musicians in Australia. Oscar Shoyo Wong was a full music scholarship recipient at Emmanuel College […]
2017
A chat with La La Land composer Justin Hurwitz
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How do you write a modern-day musical about hopes and dreams? They’re themes we’re all-too familiar with; magically brought to life […]
Composer Sean Tinnion talks “cinematic” new release
BY LAURA BIEMMI You may have heard the work of Perth composer Sean Tinnion without even realising it. The Western Australian Academy of Performing […]
Composing to the beat of a new drum
What defines an Australian composer today? How do they create music? And where do composers see new music heading in the future? Naomi Johnson speaks […]
Composer and performer talk [epic] collaboration
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE It’s the work that took Thomas Misson 1000 hours to write. The Tasmanian composer is about to hear the world premiere […]
Arts news of the week (in 60 seconds)
BY JOHN GLOVER We know it can take a while to trawl through all the headlines in your newsfeed. So we’ve compiled our top […]
What do you think about when joining an ensemble?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE You may have seen Campbell Banks’ byline in CutCommon in the past. The brutally honest critic often writes philosophical musings as […]
ANAM finalist: Magdalenna Krstevska, clarinet
This week, CutCommon chats with some of the ANAM Concerto Competition finalists, who will be performing with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra on 17 November. Magdalenna […]
ANAM finalist: Alexander Arai-Swale, double bass
This week, CutCommon chats with some of the ANAM Concerto Competition finalists, who will be performing with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra on 17 November. Alexander Arai-Swale, […]
Five LGBTQIA+ composers who’ll fill your soul with pride
BY MADELINE ROYCROFT On 14 November 2017, the YES vote won the Australian same-sex marriage postal survey. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that […]